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Virtual Philadelphia More Interactive Than Street View
Walking through Virtual Philadelphia is so real, you can talk with shopkeepers. You can even make your avatar fly, just like in The Matrix. (re: Various)

'Comical Robot' An Aid To Conversations
Ah... how do you fill those awkward silences? This little robot can help. (re: William Tenn)

Micro Air Vehicle Video Shows SF Style
This is a pretty cool concept video that lays out the ideas; Zelazny, Gallun, Dick, Vance and Noon all wrote about something similar. (re: Various)

Eyeborg 'Little Brother'
Would you feel unhappy about being filmed by someone with an eyeball camera? How do you feel when you are filmed in the mall or in a convenience store? Rob Spence wants to know. (re: D.G. Compton)

Therapists To See (Maybe Enter?) Dreams
Finally, psychotherapists can take a direct look at those troubling or odd dreams of yours. 'Hmmm... it looks like ... your mother.' (re: Satoshi Kon)

Aiko Fembot No Stepford Wife
She might be more like the original than the Stepford version. Reads everything and does complex math in her head. (re: Fritz Leiber)

New Super-Wipe Best On Stains, Mustard Gas
Sure, you've got your favorite brand of wipes; we all do. But give this new product a try. Especially for those really tough spills. (re: E.E. 'Doc' Smith)

Lrry-1 Fire-Breathing, Riding MechaDog Video
You'll need to look at the video before you decide what this thing really is; from the Mutoid Waste Company. (re: Anthony Boucher)

Kickbee Fetal Twitter Posting
I was thinking of calling this article 'Tweets from Web 3.0' but it's just a prototype anyway. Nothing ever came of prototypes... (re: Various)

Extract Images Directly From The Human Brain
Remarkable results appear to duplicate work done in cats almost ten years ago. But still, this is human brain reading. (re: Cordwainer Smith)

Energy Cannon Now On Order
These lightweight laser-based energy weapons should be able to shoot down tactical targets like surface-to-air missiles and rockets. (re: Jack Vance)

Spy Moth Cyborg On/Off Switch Perfected
Another piece of the fully-controllable insect cyborg spy is now in place. (re: Thomas A. Easton)

Smart Fabrics For Biomonitoring
New development could make the development of a heartshirt cheap, and not merely possible. (re: Rudy Rucker)

Nanohmics Flash Grenade And Blade
It turns out that a working prototype very similar to the UV grenades in Blade has been created. (re: Various)

Laser Aircraft Refueling: Power Transfer Beams?
Patent application provides hope that there will be air travel after the age of oil. (re: Gene Roddenberry)

Virtual Faces With Personality And Emotion
Computer personalities get a leg up on reality using this new model developed by Diana Arellano, a PhD student. (re: William Gibson)

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